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Candidate profile · PA
Democrat Carol Obando-derstine is running in the contested 2026 general election for Pennsylvania’s 7th Congressional District.
Candidate profile · OH
Republican Jullie Kelley is one of 10 candidates listed in Ohio’s contested 6th Congressional District race.
Candidate profile · WY
Republican incumbent Joe Webb is running in Wyoming House District 19 in the Nov. 3, 2026, general election.
News · MO
Missouri’s attorney general has issued cease-and-desist orders targeting prediction markets described as operating without licenses.
News · IL
Sen. Doris Turner announced new funding through the Illinois Grocery Initiative, but the amount, recipients and payment schedule were not identified.
News · US
Nancy Perry says weak USDA enforcement has allowed systemic abuse of dogs to continue despite the Animal Welfare Act.
News · US
Reporters from three outlets were denied entry after President Trump announced an immediate ban and criticized their coverage.
News · US
CNN, MS NOW and Politico said the White House restrictions violate their First Amendment rights and pledged to defend their journalists.
News · US
The administration faced pressure at home and abroad as four separate issues shaped the political week.
News · US
Adm. Brad Cooper said U.S. forces assisted more than 2,000 commercial ship transits during an exchange of strikes with Iran.
News · VA
Virginians can begin voting Friday for the Nov. 3 midterms after the Supreme Court kept proposed Postal Service restrictions on hold.
News · OR
The measure was presented as a way to reduce Americans’ energy costs but did not advance after a Democrat blocked it.
News · UT
A dispute over cameras in Salt Lake City is intensifying as Utah lawmakers consider how related data should be governed.
News · OK
The proposed smelter cleared a political hurdle in August, but its next formal step and construction schedule remain unsettled.
News · CA
The governor said the package is intended to protect voting and ballots from interference, citing concerns involving President Trump.
News · SC
The South Carolina Republican entered the Senate by appointment in 2013 and later won elections in 2014, 2016 and 2022.
Race preview · VT
Democratic incumbents Thomas Chittenden, Kesha Ram Hinsdale and Ginny Lyons are running in Vermont’s 2026 general election.
Race preview · SD
Josephine Garcia and Matt Roby, both Republican incumbents, are running in South Dakota’s contested 2026 State House District 5 race.
News · WV
Gov. Patrick Morrisey issued the order after flooding eroded an Ohio River bank and pushed a landslide close to railroad tracks.
News · DE
The Delaware Court of Chancery ruled for a Wilmington city councilman in a dispute over whether he could remain in office.
News · KY
A release order directs that Bevin’s custody end, though it does not by itself confirm that he has left the jail.
News · NJ
The cases cover immigration, federal funding, elections, health care, environmental rules, tariffs and infrastructure.
News · TX
Ken Paxton said De'Ai Postpartum Care Center agreed to end operations permanently after Texas sued the Houston-area business.
News · MO
Prediction market companies have been directed to stop offering sports-related event contracts in Missouri.
News · OR
No. 21 Oregon shut out Portland State as Moore threw four touchdown passes in an 84-point victory.
News · VA
AP projects Virginia voters approved a referendum to redraw the state’s congressional map with the goal of favoring Democrats.
News · US
The attack was the 69th U.S. military boat strike in Latin America since the Trump administration began the campaign about a year ago.
News · US
The operation accompanied more than 2,000 commercial vessels out of the Persian Gulf over the past several months.
News · US
Politico, CNN and MS NOW said their journalists were denied White House access after President Trump announced a ban.
News · US
The three news organizations said their journalists were denied White House access after a ban imposed by President Donald Trump.